Teens in hospital after highway crash near Meade
Two 19 year olds in Cimarron and Meade were injured when a wet road caused a pickup to skid off Kansas Highway 23 seven miles north of Meade. Ryan Koethler was listed in critical condition after transfer to Wichita. Clinton Krueger remained under observation at Meade County Hospital.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Ryan Lee Koethler
Cimarron
Kansas Highway 23
Meade
KHP
Koethler
Clinton M. Krueger
Meade County Hospital
Krueger
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
St. Francis
Wichita
Christmas Fair at Stevens County Fairgrounds Hugoton
The Christmas in September Craft and Business Fair runs 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday at Stevens County Fairgrounds Hugoton. Since 1996 it has welcomed diverse exhibitors with activities such as AMLanch booths moonwalk and kids carnival. Nonprofits attending include Assembly of God youth Xi Eta Alpha Sorority and Church of the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. For details contact Pandea Smith or Virgen Smith. There will be a 9 am Thursday garden campus moment of silence honoring Sept 11 victims. Attorney General Kline objects to guidelines guiding Dodge City Salina school finance case set for Sept 22 trial arguing Kansas Constitution mandates funding of education. The Monroys v. Kansas case No 99-C-1738. Road conditions hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Stevens County Fairgrounds
Hugoton
Assembly of God Youth Group
Xi Eta Alpha Sorority
Church of the Nazarene
Compassionate
Pandea Smith
Virgen Smith
Garden City Community College
Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Dodge City
Salina
Shawnee County
Terry Bullock
Bullock
Kathleen Sebelius
Lynn Jenkins
Kansas
Eric and
Ryan Monroy
The
State of
City to apply for 168000 grant for home repairs in Garden City
Garden City commissioners authorized applying for a Community Development Block Grant of 168,454 with 21,454 in services. The grant would fund up to 17,000 per home for interior and exterior repairs in the area north of Laurel Street to west of Second Street. If homes are renter occupied a 50 percent landlord match applies. 83 percent of area residents are low to moderate income. Application due in October with winners announced January 2004.
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Garden City
Jim Neblett
Neblett
Laurel Street
Pine Street
Fourth Street
Second Street
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Wheatland
Jeff Whitham
Whitham
Commission
Doug Keller
Dan Dalke
Finney County
Holcomb
Association helps Southeast Asian family through crisis
Shelly Le Dinh, director of the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association, aided Bau Thi Tran and her husband Giang Van Nguyen after their son Thang Quoc Nguyen was murdered in 2002. Dinh arranged doctor visits, interpreted for legal matters, and provides ongoing support as the group assists about 60 people monthly amid fundraising goals and community cooperation.
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Shelly le Dinh
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Dinh
Es Dinh
Bau Thi Tran
East Garden Village
Tran
Giang van Nguyen
Thang Quoc Nguyen
Colony St
Thang Nguyen
Giang Nguyen
Nam Nguyen
Ngan Pham
United Way
Thu Ba Phan
Garden City
Bau Tran
E. U.S. Highway 50
SAMAA
Dyer Returns to Garden City Chamber Post
Steve Dyer is back as Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce vice president after a brief departure to run Handyman Pro's and Starr Promotions. Chamber president Carol Meyer confirmed Dyer’s return, noting his duties will flex as the organization restructures, with plans for a more aggressive stance on business issues and member interaction.
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Garden City Area
Chamber
Carol Meyer
Steve
Dyer
Handyman Pro’s
Starr Promotions
Anthony Cruz
Lucie Crotts
Meyers
Crotts
Meyer
Kansas
Cruz
Starr
River restoration project progress eyed at Thursday Garden City meeting
A 6 p.m. Thursday session at Finnup Center will discuss Arkansas River habitat restoration from east of Lee Richardson Zoo to Smith Sandpits. Project aims include natural banks, walking trails, and an off channel lake, with a $25,000 study and estimated total cost near $5.3 million.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Arkansas River
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Finnup Park
Garden City
Bob Halloran
Lee Richardson Zoo
Smith Sandpits
Halloran
Finney County
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Lydia Gonzales
City Commission
Finney County Attorney's Office
Governmental Accounting Standards Board
United Methodist
Seventh and
St. John Streets
St. John St
Main Street
Fulton Street
Fleming Street
Robin Sustala
Loretta Zamora
League of Kansas Municipalities
Association
US Highway 50
Suite A
Brad Nading